BrewDog Riptide

Brewed by BrewDog
Style: Imperial Stout
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

33cl bottle at Håndverkerstuene. Batch 371. Best before 2011-04-12. Pitch black colour. Small head. notes of coffee and hints of  hops. Flavour is bitter with notes og coffee, toffee and hops. A bit acidious as well. Medium long aftertaste.

Bomber drink by 12.12.09, so I’m a week under the wire. Very dark, some red, as often is the case with high ABV brews, not a great head. Chocolate/roast aroma. The taste is as much milk chocolate as dark, and the roastiness is subtle. Some licorice, some finishing hops. Not all that thick (they use sugar, which thins it out). Dry finish.

One pint 6.4 oz bottle purchased from Spirits RB. Pours a thin dark black with a small white soapy head, not attractive in any means. Aroma was very weak and seemed to be a stout light. Notes of weak charcoal, burnt malts, cola and black olive juice. The body was thin and watery and closing in on becoming flat, ugh. The flavor was about as good, or bad, as the aroma with some weak cola, soy, tobacco leaves and roasted malts. Wow.......either I got the worst bottle of Riptide ever made or this is of the most overpriced and overrated beers I have ever had.

0.33 l bottle with a modern-styled label design. After pouring, a stout-typical thin and beige coloured head remains on the top of the stuff. Colour is a deep, non-transparent black and there’s naturally no sparkling in it. Roasty, and coffeebeans-like impressions are hitting the nose. Taste is sharpy, body’s full and oily. Flavour is like previous added with some kind of bitter chocolate, too. Finish is hoppy, dry and lasts lomg in the mouth. Nice stout for one glass in the evening.

No real head to speak of. Just a slight foamy ring around the glass. Aroma is also slight, mostly of chocolate malts. Body the color of cola Flavors clearly on the malt side of the spectrum with chocolate and roasted malts the most prevalent. Body is not heavy like a typical imperial stout. This will be a good one to remember when I want to serve an imperial stout to my friends, but are affraid they’ll freak out over something heavy and syrupy.

Poured from a bomber to a fluted fest glass at Brixie’s Holiday Beer Tasting in Brookfield, Il. The color was dark brown with some amber tones showing through the glass. The head was a modest amount of bubbly, off white/light tan foam that left some light lacing. The aroma and flavor were roasty with mocha and a wisp of char. A little sweetness was perceived by way of hints of molasses, caramel and dark, dried fruit. The body was just medium, with moderate bitterness and a fairly dry finish. A good Imperial Stout, but not exceptional.

Consumed 6-7-2009...bottle aged for about a year......dark ass brown body...not much beige head....insanely rich coffee aroma of a fine columbian blend....dark fruits like date and prune...I could sniff this for a while....but I want to drink it....it subtly reminds me of a port....Flavors are actually close to the aroma...a mild bitter finish...its viscous with an added flavor that displeases me...although crafted well...not for me....also a mild spiciness in aroma and palate essence of clove

Bottle, thanks Frylock. Dark brown, some light shines through. Nose is caramel, dark honey, rich dark malts, alcohol. Flavor is rich malt, roasty & lightly burnt. Some tobacco. Lingering toffee/caramel finish with nice bitterness.